Program Manager, Safety

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Overview

In conjunction with the Director of Safety, the Safety Program Manager is accountable for daily work of the hospitals Environment of Care and Life Safety programs. The Safety Program Manager will execute all department goals and objectives as designed by the Director and the Vice President of Facilities. Collaboration with other Department Directors, Managers and Clinical leaders is paramount for the successful movement of programs that involve providing a safe environment for patients, families and staff. Manager will also be aware of inherent risks that could cause harm to patients, families, staff and property.

 

At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

 

Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

Responsibilities

Supports the Environment of Care and Life Safety activities for all facilities under the direction of the Director of Safety:

 

 • Assures compliance with all state, federal and local laws and requirements pertaining to hazardous materials storage, handling and disposal.

 • Assists in coordinating the delivery of education for hospital personnel concerning hazardous waste

 • As directed, conducts hazardous waste pickup with licensed hazardous waste vendor

 • Assists in the inspection process with local Fire Department’s annually as well as state fire inspectors.

 • Assists the Director for completion of fire drills per TJC requirements

 • Assists in Providing training for staff for decontamination principles, OSHA compliance and use of personal protective equipment.

 • Coordinates with Infection Prevention, contractor training for construction projects as the training relates to safety practices.

 • Establishes new online tools for continuous learning to maintain compliance and consistency with regulatory standards as applied to environment of care and life safety.

 • Participates in Inspections for construction activities for review of Life Safety requirements and corrective actions

 • Investigates safety issues that involve patients, families, and staff

 • Participates in enterprise wide GEMBA rounds

 • Participates in Emergency Preparedness drills as directed by the Director Emergency Management

 • Performs EOC and Life Safety tours of facilities

 • Performs risk assessments that are consistent with regulatory and enterprise-wide requirements. Ex: Behavioral Health assessments in designated departments

 • Responsible for New Employee orientation information for all aspects of Safety.

 • Serves as a resource for clinical and non-clinical departments on i